Has anyone else noticed how the once popular hobby and skill of soldering is now pretty much gone. Its near impossible to find normal people who solder anymore. Radioshack and almost all shops have pulled soldering DIY kits and replaced them with wimpy non soldering DIY kits.

Soldering isn't taught in schools anymore by any capacity and besides A+ certification there are no classes which teach soldering.

This shows a growing trend of people losing their connection with the products they use. You can't even open your electronics without voiding the warranty.

We have lost our personal connection our with electronics. No one does DIY projects anymore. It is considered nefarious to even solder anymore. Soldering is considered a skill for the sole purpose of IP theft. The only thing soldering is used for today is modchips.

I just think its crazy how we have lost touch of doing stuff with our hands. Americans rarely do any manual labor with electronics and we have simply have forgotten how to do electronics work.

Soldering, once a common hobby for young and old alike is now reserved for professionals and "criminals".

It also obscene that modding one's own electronics is considered criminal now. It is considered nefarious to mess with your 300 dollar console.